Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-1492) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church when Jacob (or James) Sprenger and Heinrich (or Henry) Kramer began formulating...
In this narrated video essay, we present the absolute cheesiest tale about Charlemagne (r. 768-814) that was recorded by the medieval monk and historian,...
Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"The sectarians deafen one another with their noise and clamor, keep anxiety away with their screeching."
From Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117)
"Command and planning count more than weapon-wielding and physique."
From The Annals of Imperial Rome (XIII.6), by Tacitus, translated by Michael Grant...
John Jay (c. 1745-1829)
"It has until lately been a received and uncontradicted opinion, that the prosperity of the people of America depended on their...
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342-1400)
"O stormy people, frivolous and fickle,
Void of true judgement, turning like a vane,
Whom every novelty and rumor tickle,
How like the moon...
